Comments on: On turning 30 and thinking “so that was my twenties…” http://steflewandowski.com/2008/03/on-turning-30-and-thinking-so-that-was-my-twenties/ Create something every day Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dom http://steflewandowski.com/2008/03/on-turning-30-and-thinking-so-that-was-my-twenties/comment-page-1/#comment-10827 Dom Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:48:48 +0000 http://www.steflewandowski.com/?p=385#comment-10827 Happy Three Oh :) Happy Three Oh :)

]]> By: Paul Ashton http://steflewandowski.com/2008/03/on-turning-30-and-thinking-so-that-was-my-twenties/comment-page-1/#comment-10756 Paul Ashton Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:51:37 +0000 http://www.steflewandowski.com/?p=385#comment-10756 Milestones! First off, congratulations on your 30th! To be honest the first decadal birthday I celebrated was my 50th and it was a good one. But the 60th was even better, celebrated in Banff, Alberta at the famous Banff Springs Hotel where we swam in the hot springs at midnight under a bright moon and -5ºC atmosphere. Very cool, as they say. The 60th was interesting as it was a moment in time when I outlived my father, a sobering thought. And in fact it brought on a totally different attitude to birthdays. Us "old 'uns" tend to give thanks that we <i>have</i> birthdays, the thought of being depressed at getting old is anathema. Rather more a sense of achievement! Milestones! First off, congratulations on your 30th! To be honest the first decadal birthday I celebrated was my 50th and it was a good one. But the 60th was even better, celebrated in Banff, Alberta at the famous Banff Springs Hotel where we swam in the hot springs at midnight under a bright moon and -5ºC atmosphere. Very cool, as they say.

The 60th was interesting as it was a moment in time when I outlived my father, a sobering thought. And in fact it brought on a totally different attitude to birthdays. Us “old ‘uns” tend to give thanks that we have birthdays, the thought of being depressed at getting old is anathema. Rather more a sense of achievement!

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